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Table 3 Comparison of skin and soft tissue infections with and without intensive care unit (ICU) admission$

From: Skin and soft tissue infections in hospitalized and critically ill patients: a nationwide population-based study

Variables

Other cellulitis or abscess

Decubitus ulcer

Post-operation wound infection

Infection due to vascular device/implant

Gangrene

Necrotizing fasciitis

 

ICU (n = 227)/Non-ICU (n = 5,755)

ICU (n = 302)/Non-ICU (n = 1,022)

ICU (n = 225)/Non-ICU (n = 1,037)

ICU (n = 80)/Non-ICU (n = 297)

ICU (n = 78)/Non-ICU (n = 428)

ICU (n = 85)/Non-ICU (n = 272)

Age ≥65 yr

55.9/35.3*

83.1/81.8

52.0/31.6*

61.3/49.5

75.6/58.9#

45.9/32.4#

Men

63.0/60.7

57.3/52.2

66.7/61.6

48.8/51.2

61.5/53.5

69.4/66.2

Surgical conditions

37.0/10.2*

24.8/14.5*

92.9/51.3*

67.5/56.2

65.4/59.8

77.6/72.4

Hospital levels, Center/Regional/District

34.4, 45.4, 20.3/25.4, 42.5, 32.1*

17.2, 46.7, 36.1/20.5, 33.6, 45.9*

45.8, 44.0, 10.2/41.5, 39.7, 18.8#

36.3,53.8, 10.0/51.5, 42.8, 5.7

35.9, 44.9, 19.2/29.7, 39.7, 30.6

43.5, 47.1, 9.4/18.4, 62.1, 19.5*

Charlson Comorbid Index ≥1

70.0/37.1*

60.9/69.4#

63.6/37.8*

85.0/97.0*

73.1/71.5

67.1/52.9#

Comorbid conditions

      

   COPD

6.6/4.0

14.2/12.3

4.0/2.0

2.5/3.4

3.8/3.3

1.2/2.6

   Congestive heart failure

11.9/2.6*

8.6/5.5#

3.1/0.6#

12.5/3.4#

12.8/3.7#

5.9/2.9

   Cerebrovascular disease

11.5/3.8*

16.6/21.8#

7.6/2.1*

8.8/3.0#

10.3/7.0

2.4/4.0

   Diabetes mellitus

32.6/21.2*

21.2/25.8

15.6/16.4

16.3/21.2

23.1/23.6

44.7/33.8

   End stage renal disease

7.0/2.8*

6.6/4.1

2.7/2.2

47.5/52.2

17.9/9.1#

5.9/2.9

   Cirrhosis

8.8/2.8*

1.3/1.9

1.8/1.7

1.3/2.4

5.1/0.2*

11.8/2.9#

   Cancer

9.3/4.1*

5.6/7.2

29.3/15.6*

18.8/38.0#

2.6/2.6

9.4/1.5*

Infections other than SST

51.1/18.0*

78.5/56.6*

44.9/21.2*

62.5/38.4*

50.0/17.8*

56.5/22.8*

Hospital mortality, %

14.5/0.6*

20.2/6.2*

8.9/0.5*

17.5/3.4*

23.1/2.8*

28.2/1.5*

  1. $ Digits in cells represent percentages; * p < 0.001; # p < 0.05; Center/Regional/District: Medical center/Regional hospital/district hospital; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SST: skin/soft tissue.
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